Interdisciplinary Unit—1st Grade
  1. EXAMINE EXPECTATIONS:
Essential Questions:
What can we do to make a difference in our community and the world?
How can one good deed from a first grader change the world?
What is a community?
Students will understand that…
SW understand that all community members have something to contribute within their community in order to improve their community and make a difference.
Students will be able to…
Write, draw and list ways they can help their family and community.
Design and implement a class service project that will help the school community.
  1. DEVELOP A CURRICULUM MAP
What is the target timeframe for this instructional unit? Approximate start date: March 11
Approximate end date: April 17


  1. DEVELOP A COMMON SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
What does proficiency look like for each of these essential learning’s?
Students will read and answers questions about communities and how people can make a difference within a community.

  1. What is a community?
  2. Name one community member that makes a difference within their community and explain what they do.
  3. Write about a community you are in and how you can make the community better.
  4. Write two or more facts about people and communities.
  5. Write a short story about how one good deed can help change a community. EXPLAIN what the good deed is and EXPLAIN how the good deed will help a community.


Community project:
Fairview community garden: Painted stepping stones and rocks.
April 29th?????